Telecommunications company Vodafone is taking steps to leverage SIM card technology in order to meet the expected surge in demand for crypto transactions on mobile phones. In an interview with Yahoo Finance Future Focus, David Palmer, Vodafone’s blockchain lead, revealed that the company is pushing to advance the use of blockchain technology on mobile devices for managing...
Amidst positive market expectations, Bitcoin (BTC) faces a downtrend, dropping to $62,247 with an intra-day low of $62,007. Global tensions and US Department of Justice actions against crypto founders fuel this decline. Additionally, apprehensions regarding China’s economic stability add to investor concerns. The slump is exacerbated by slowed ETF inflows, as investors withdraw $218 million...
Omnity protocol is launching a new integration for the trading of Runes tokens without ‘risky cross-chain bridges” or any gas or transaction fees. In an announcement, Omnity said its interoperability protocol is built on the Internet Computer (ICP). This is integrated with Runes, an Unspent Transaction Output (UTXO) Bitcoin metaprotocol that allows for the trade...
Bitcoin (BTC) development company MicroStrategy reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2024 of $53.1 million, or $3.09 per share on Monday. In its first-quarter earnings report, the software firm reported operating expenses included impairment losses on the company’s digital assets, which stood at $191.6 million during the first quarter of 2024, compared...
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange today announced the launch of new spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to an official announcement by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs were welcomed on Tuesday, April 30, marking the introduction of the first spot virtual asset (VA) ETFs in Asia....
Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), a prominent coal mining company listed on the NASDAQ, has mined $30 million worth of Bitcoin by utilizing excess power at its facilities. During an earnings call on Monday, Cary Marshall, the chief financial officer of ARLP, revealed that the company embarked on a pilot project in the latter half of 2020...
Bitcoin (BTC) recently eclipsed the $63,000 mark, prompting renewed interest in its future market trajectory. After briefly retracting below $60,000, Bitcoin quickly rebounded, underscoring its persistent volatility. Observers are now evaluating the likelihood of Bitcoin reaching a target of $70,000 in the face of fluctuating market conditions. Influential factors, such as the cryptocurrency halving events...
The Bitcoin (BTC) price tumbled more than 5% on Tuesday to below $60,000 following a disappointing first day of spot Bitcoin ETF trade in Hong Kong. This was accompanied by fresh US economic data that pointed to sticky inflation and strengthened the argument that the Fed should wait before cutting interest rates. Having pushed nearly...
Just three days after the Bitcoin halving event, a record-breaking 1.6 million unique Bitcoin transactions were processed on April 23, according to data from Blockchain.com and Glassnode. The transaction surge signifies a growing interest in utilizing Bitcoin for everyday trades, moving beyond its traditional role as a store of value. Bitcoin Runes Dominate Daily Transactions...
Bitcoin HODLers appear to have finished taking profits from their long-dormant coins after an early-year rally pushed them far into the green, according to a popular crypto market analyst. In a Monday X post, TXMCtrades said that the market has “likely absorbed the majority of the Long-Term Holder supply we will see activated in this...